[Bug 981049] [NEW] LTSP needs a non-intrusive method to set a default session

[Jonathan Carter]

Public bug reported:

Currently, the default lts.conf file in Edubuntu looks like this:

"""
# see http://edubuntu.org/documentation for more information

[default]
  LDM_THEME=edubuntu
  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
  LDM_LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
  LDM_SESSION="gnome-session --session=gnome-fallback"
"""

LDM_SESSION sets the session to gnome-fallback, which is ok for a
default, however, if Unity 2D is installed and a user selects it, the
user will get Gnome Fallback again for subsequent logins.

LTSP needs a lts.conf tag like LDM_DEFAULT_SESSION, where a default
session can be specified, but when a user has something else specified
in .dmrc it would be used instead. This does not currently exist in
LTSP/LDM.

** Affects: ltsp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: edubuntu ltsp

** Summary changed:

- LTSP needs a non-intrusive way to set a default session
+ LTSP needs a non-intrusive method to set a default session

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Title:
  LTSP needs a non-intrusive method to set a default session

Status in “ltsp” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Currently, the default lts.conf file in Edubuntu looks like this:

  """
  # see http://edubuntu.org/documentation for more information

  [default]
    LDM_THEME=edubuntu
    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
    LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
    LDM_LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
    LDM_SESSION="gnome-session --session=gnome-fallback"
  """

  LDM_SESSION sets the session to gnome-fallback, which is ok for a
  default, however, if Unity 2D is installed and a user selects it, the
  user will get Gnome Fallback again for subsequent logins.

  LTSP needs a lts.conf tag like LDM_DEFAULT_SESSION, where a default
  session can be specified, but when a user has something else specified
  in .dmrc it would be used instead. This does not currently exist in
  LTSP/LDM.

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